Vampirates 3: Blood Captain by Justin Somper

Author:Justin Somper
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Action & Adventure - General, Ghost Stories, Pirates, Action & Adventure, Healers, Juvenile Fiction, Seafaring life, Children's Books, Fantasy & Magic, General, Juvenile Horror, Horror & Ghost Stories, Action & Adventure - Pirates, Children: Grades 4-6, Ages 9-12 Fiction
ISBN: 9780316020862
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2008-06-17T07:00:00+00:00

31

THE BLOCK

“Where’s Mosh Zu?” Grace asked.

“And good evening to you, too,” Olivier said, looking over from the stove, where he was brewing a fresh quantity of berry tea.

“I’m sorry,” said Grace. “I didn’t mean to be rude. I just wanted to speak to him, but I can’t find him.”

“He’s meditating,” Olivier said. “He cannot be disturbed.” He stirred the pot. “But I’ll certainly tell him you were looking for him when I next see him.”

Grace’s head was racing with thoughts. The visions she had channeled from Lorcan’s ribbon were playing over and over in her brain. She badly wanted to talk to Mosh Zu about it.

“Grace, are you all right?” Olivier looked into her eyes. “You look a bit shaken up. What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” she said, realizing he knew she was lying. “Nothing — really. I just wanted to talk to Mosh Zu.”

“You know,” he said, turning down the heat on the stove and walking over. “You can talk to me, if you like. About anything. Trainee healer to trainee healer.”

She considered the possibility for a moment. But her experience with the ribbon had been too personal. She didn’t yet feel comfortable enough with Olivier to confide such things to him.

“It’s kind of you,” she said. “But I’ll wait and talk to Mosh Zu when he’s free.”

Olivier kept staring at her. She could tell from his expression he was displeased. But he simply nodded and said, “As you wish.”

“Thanks.” Grace slipped out into the corridor.

She was torn as to where to go. She felt tired, but she was certain that sleep would not come with all these thoughts swimming in her head. She could go back outside and try to walk off her anxiety. She could go and find Johnny and talk to him about this. She weighed all these options but she knew, deep inside, that there was only one way she was going to feel better.

She pushed open the door. “Lorcan?” she said softly. “Lorcan, are you awake?”

“What?” he mumbled.

“It’s me, Grace,” she said. “Are you awake?”

“Well, I am now,” he said. He didn’t sound too displeased.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you.”

“It’s okay,” he said. “You sound a little off-kilter, Grace. Is something wrong?”

“Yes,” she said, sighing deeply.

“What is it?” Suddenly, he was the old Lorcan again, the one who had looked after her during her first days on The Nocturne. “Come and sit up here and talk to me.”

She pulled the chair up to his end of the bed and sat down. He reached out for her hand. “You’re trembling,” he said. “Whatever’s wrong?”

The touch of his hand was reassuring. “Oh, Lorcan,” she said. “I’ve done something bad.”

“You?” He smiled. “Grace Tempest, do something bad? I find that somewhat hard to believe.”

“Lorcan, I read your ribbon.”

“What?” He jolted with surprise and his hand fell out of hers.

“I know I shouldn’t have done it. But I took it with me by accident. It was in my book and Johnny thought it was a good idea.”

“Johnny?” Lorcan said.

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